Non-refillable bottle.



' J. WIBERG. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. dAPPLICATION FILED PEB. 26, 1910.

' Patented oct.11,.191o.

9 Sus. i3

UNITDl STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN WIBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN VVIBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Yon-Renfillable Bottles, of which the following is a clear, full, and exactdescription.

This invent-ion relates to non refillable bottles, and some of theobjects are the provision of reliable and efficient means for closingthe bottle to the admission of spurious liquids, and to generallyimprove the construction of suclrinterfering means and to render thesame durable and efficient. These being some of the objects of myinvention, I will now describe the same with refer ence to theaccon'lpanying drawings showing a desirable form thereof and in which-Figure 1 is a vertical centra'ljsection of a portion of a bottle and myimproved interfering means, the dotted lines in this figure showing theposition of the retaining means before the interfering means is finallysecured in the neck of the bottle; Fig. 2 is a. side elevation of theinterfering meansv in the form of a plug; Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan;Fig. 4L is a similar view to Fig. 1, the bottle being shown turned intohorizontal position; Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the position ofthe parts when liquid is being poured from the bottle, and Fig. (S is adetail view of a portion of the valve device.

Referring to the drawings, the bottle l is supplied within its neck withmy improved interfering means, adapted to interfere with theintroduction of liquid into the bottle and to permit pouring of anyliquid that may be in the bott-le. The interfering means is in the formof a plug comprising a valve member 2 and an interfering member 3. Thevalve member 2 has a valve chamber 4L, preferably of cylindrical form,the lower end of which is closed by means of a disk 5 provided with acentral valve seat 6, and the upper end of which is provided with apouring outlet or orifice 7. The opening in the valve seat 6 may beclosed by means of a ball valve 8, which may be of any suitablematerial, preferably one which will render the said valve buoyant. It isobvious that a buoyant valve will, when the bottle is inverted forpouring, float and be pressed. up against the valve seat 6 to close theopening, upon any attempt to force liquid up into the Specification 0fLetters Patent.

Application filed February 26, 1910.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.' Serial No. 546,129.

bottle. Means are provided for guiding the said ball valve 8 to and fromits seat, preferably in the form of a guide stem 9, which at its lowerend is secured in a central hub 10 of a cross piece 11 upon the disk 5.Means are also provided for assuring the seating of the said ball valve'8 when the bottle is in non-pouring position, so that no spuriousliquid can be introduced into the bottle. Such means are preferablycomposed of a weight l2 so mounted upon the upper end of the guide stem9 as to tilt over and in contact with the valve 8. The connection of theweight with the guide steln preferably consists of a staple 18 securedto the lower end of the said weight 12 in line with its longitudinalaxis, said staple passing through an eye 14 in said guide stem.Preferably the weight 12 is of frusto-conical shape and is heavy enoughto normally tip so that its lower edge will bear upon the valve. Thedescribed central pivoting of the weight l2 permits it to tipuniversally in various directions to one side of said guide stem so thatsaid weight may bear at different points around the valve.

The interfering member 3 of the device is provided with a head l5 whichis mounted upon the upper end of the valve member 2 by means of shortconnecting posts 1G, preferably four in number, and so spaced as toprovide suitable lateral openings or mouths 17. The periphery of saidhead 15 is provided with an annular series of pouring and interferingchannels 18, said channels extending in a general longitudinaldirection, but each channel is crooked or angular so as to preclude theintroduction of a wire to obtain access to the interior portion of theplug 2, 3.

The operation briefly is as follows: The plug 2, 3, being secured in afilled bottle and it being desired to pour the liquid in the bottletherefrom, the bottle is inverted in the usual way, say to the positionshown in Fig. 5, so that the weight 12 hangs suspended in verticalposition to allow the ball valve to slide down upon the guide stem 9,thus uncovering the opening at 6. The liquid in the bottle will thenflow into the valve chamber, then through orifice 7 laterally outthrough side openings 17,l and thence out of the bottle through theinterfering pouring channels 18. The weight 12 permits the ball Valve 8to open more or less,

fFig. 5. vIt isobviousthat no fliquid can be forced into Athe bottlewhen the same is in 'the position shown in jIfig. 4, because the weight14 maintains the lvalve in seated position.

'Means f are provided for reliably securing YVthe interfering gplug suchas described in position in fthe'neck ofthe bottle. To this end wires19, 19 supportat their lower ends wedges 20, 20a, and are threadedthrough holes-21, 21afin the top ofthe valve chamber 4, the ends 21" of-said wires being'brought together and threaded through a central hole22 in the head 15, all 1as shown more clearly in Fig. 1. The position ofthe wires and 'wedges before the plug is secured in the neck of thebottle is indicated lby dotted lines in said figure. To secure the plugthe ends 22 of the wires are pulled up as far as possible through the`hole in the hea-d v15, thereby pulling the wedges 20, 20a into thespacebetween the valve chamber 1 and the neck, so that-the wedges are'jammed and held in posit-ion by friction and by the straining of thewires. The'ends 22-of the wires -are then twisted within the hole 21 andare cut off short at the upper end of the hole, to preclude t-hegrasping of the eX- treme ends of the wires for untwisting and looseningthe wires. A rubber .gasket 23 placedover the -plug 2, 3, supplementsthe action of the wedges in retaining the said plug in osition.

lhat claim is: 1.r In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with aplug constructed with interferving pouring means adapted to coact withsaid plug and orifices, a plug-anchoring with the neck of the bottle,the same comprising-a-movable plug-engaging device, and

means-operable fromthe upper end of said plug to engage said device withthe inner wall-of said neck.

12. Ina `non-refillable bottle, the combination with a plug constructedwith interfer- :ing pouring orifices, a fri'ctional plug-anchoringlmeans adapted to coact with said device, and means operable from theupper end of said plug to engage said device with the inner wall of saidneck.

Yadapted to coact with said plug and with the neck of the bottle, thesame comprising a movable plug-engaging device, and means operable fromthe upper end of said plug to engage said wedges with the inner wall ofsaid neck.

4. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with a plug constructedwith interfering .pouring orifices, a plug-anchoring means adapted tocoact with said plug and with the neck of the bottle, the samecomprising a movable plug-engaging device, and wires passing loosely upthrough said plug and adapted to be secured to secure said engagingdevice in engagement with the inner wall of said neck.

5. In a non-refillable bottle, the combina- 'tion of a hollowinterfering plug constructed with pouring orifices, a valve controllingthe orificed lower end of said plug, a fixed support located in thehollow of said plug and having a yportion extending over said valve, anda universally tipping weight centrally supported in normal position ofthe bottle above said valve by said portion of said support and adaptedto engage said valve at various points around it to seat it.

7. AIn a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a hollow interferingplug constructed with pouring orifices, a valve controlling 'theorificed lower end of said plug, a guide stem mounted stationary in saidplug, extending lnto the hollow of said plug and projectnig over saldvalve, andupon which stem said valve is slidingly mounted, and auniversally `tipping weight mounted in said hollow 'plug upon theextreme upper end of said yprojecting portion of said stem and adaptedto engage said valve at various points around it to seat it.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this Q-L day of February 1910.

JOHN VIBERG.

Witnesses FRANK SIEDEBURG, GEO. L. VVHEELooK.

